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tiny
@tinyrainboot
i wanted to say thank you to everyone who chimed in; i didn’t expect this many responses. recently a friend sent me the book “existential kink,” so i tried to approach this situation from that angle. essentially, the author reworks some of jung and freud’s theories on our unconscious desires and mushes it together with the idea that the Self is here to experience all aspects of life, both the pleasurable and lovely and the horrific and painful. and that our actions shape the kinds of experiences we have. she says that to bring these shadows to life (those ugly patterns that we claim to hate) we must give them space first. we should be open to the idea that we get some twisted satisfaction out of situations of our own suffering. only by giving them light and accepting those parts of ourselves, can we take life more lightly and begin to let go of toxic shame. continued …
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James Finnerty
@jamesfinnerty
Side note: I’m coming out of a dark phase of my life rn. When I entered it a little over a year ago, I decided to embrace it. I gave myself permission to feel bad, and didn’t try to force my way out of it. After carrying it along for quite a while (and having some good friends and a therapist to talk about it with) I can honestly say that the thing that triggered me at first now takes up way less space in my mind. Oh, and music also helped a lot. 🫶🏻🎶
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tiny
@tinyrainboot
hey, i’m glad to hear you are feeling better. sometimes we have to feel the horrible emotions also as a part of a grieving process for whatever went differently than we wanted in life. looking at all this as a spiral helped me a lot, there are always ups and downs but we are still growing upwards overall. hugs to you
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